I'm stating categorically that educators are both deserving and entitled to such benefits. Legally AND morally.

legally?

the 'teachers' union force their own agenda

morally?

then all NYS employees both private and public should get full pensions at age 55, full healthcare, full dental, full vision and only have to show up for work for about 6 months once you factor in the 'teachers' basically get a full week off every month during the school year and paid summers off...

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Last week, he continued the push to rein in public employee pensions, arguing that overgenerous defined-benefit plans are no longer feasible, and that a defined-contribution plan like a 401(k) is reasonable in these difficult times. In fact, he says he is willing to face a government shutdown if met with intransigence on the issue, which is part of his “Battle of Albany.”Or consider Cuomo’s approach to reforming education. Early on, he sided with accountability-minded reformers, repeatedly stating that “New York is first in spending in education and 38th in results.” That was like fingernails on the chalkboard to defenders of the status quo, who simply advocate for more and more spending on the schools.Cuomo kept it up. And when a two-year-old law to improve teacher evaluations resulted in a stalemate across the state, Cuomo demanded hard-nosed reform through the budget process.

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Data from Wikapedia based on the U.S. Census ranks New York 37th in public high school graduation rates.

Data from nea.org ranks New York #1 in public school teachers salaries!

Then again, New York State ranks 5th nationally for quality of public education and consistently ranks near the top of the list for secondary and advanced degree graduation as well as job placement rate and earnings.

So, it would seem that you clearly get what you pay for.

Besides, cutting funding (of virtually any kind) will have precisely the opposite effect of fixing the high school dropout rate.

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Do police officers get paid time off? The reason that I pose that question is the fact that "flexible" Republicans give kudos to our men and women in the field of law enforcement while simultaneous criticizing the FBI and teachers who now may be required to take upon themselves the responsibility to do the policemen's job....now make up your mind Blue, why put your child's life in the hands of incompetent teachers?

One of the things I’d say about this is that workers around the U.S. really don’t want to be in the position that the West Virginia teachers are in — near rock-bottom in pay, with health insurance costs that are about to drown them.